The land is ours, the sons of Ibrahim/Abraham - Hebron
Because of the traffic jam on road 60 we “enjoyed” another ¾ hour on the road until we got to the shoket crossroads. One and a half instead of ¾. As in other days the area seems quiet. All the entrances to the villages are open.
There is hardly any army presence in the area.
Hebron also seems fairly quiet. Now and again groups of tourists. It seems they are with local guides. At the army post the soldiers (border police) who are opposite Abed do not allow a young man to go to one of the neighboring shops. Abed and two of his neighbours, owners of the shops, go to the soldiers to tell them that this is permitted without a permit. The soldiers are convinced but say that they may only go to those specific shops. This is the first time that Abed’s wife has sat with us (after giving us tea).
To Abed as always there is something to say about the situation. He says that he saw that there was a group called Women Wage Peace which includes women settlers. And they themselves steal lands. He agrees with those who say: “We will all live here together, the land belongs to all of us – the sons of Abraham / Ibrahim. It is time to stop currying up to the US. They make money at the expense of our lives . We really want peace! Enough wars … we do not want Netanyahu nor Abu Mazen… Why should not I live in Tel Aviv, for example.
There are many students in the streets who have already left school at 11, according to Abed – the teachers are busy with something else.
There were hardly any people on the streets.
There is no problem passing through the checkpoint at Kafisha. At the grocery shop we bought Labana and Makhluta.
We were shocked by the huge new checkpoints, here and in Tel Rumeida, and so on.
M. suggests that there may be a new commander who has decided to calm things down a bit ..?
We have not calmed down.
Hebron
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According to Wye Plantation Accords (1997), Hebron is divided in two: H1 is under Palestinian Authority control, H2 is under Israeli control. In Hebron there are 170,000 Palestinian citizens, 60,000 of them in H2. Between the two areas are permanent checkpoints, manned at all hours, preventing Palestinian movement between them and controlling passage of permit holders such as teachers and schoolchildren. Some 800 Jews live in Avraham Avinu Quarter and Tel Rumeida, on Givat HaAvot and in the wholesale market.
Checkpoints observed in H2:
- Bet Hameriva CP- manned with a pillbox
- Kapisha quarter CP (the northern side of Zion axis) - manned with a pillbox
- The 160 turn CP (the southern side of Zion axis) - manned with a pillbox
- Avraham Avinu quarter - watch station
- The pharmacy CP - checking inside a caravan with a magnometer
- Tarpat (1929) CP - checking inside a caravan with a magnometer
- Tel Rumeida CP - guarding station
- Beit Hadassah CP - guarding station
Three checkpoints around the Tomb of the Patriarchs
Leah ShakdielApr-8-2025Hebron: A sign advertising a tempting real estate
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South Hebron Hills
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South Hebron Hills
South Hebron Hills is a large area in the West Bank's southern part.
Yatta is a major city in this area: right in the border zone between the fertile region of Hebron and its surroundings and the desert of the Hebron Hills. Yatta has about 64,000 inhabitants.
The surrounding villages are called Masafer Yatta (Yatta's daughter villages). Their inhabitants subsist on livestock and agriculture. Agriculture is possible only in small plots, especially near streams. Most of the area consists of rocky terraces.Since the beginning of the 1980s, many settlements have been established on the agricultural land cultivated by the Palestinians in the South Hebron Hills region: Carmel, Maon, Susia, Masadot Yehuda, Othniel, and more. Since the settlements were established and Palestinians cultivation areas have been reduced; the residents of the South Hebron Hills have been suffering from harassment by the settlers. Attempts to evict and demolish houses have continued, along with withholding water and electricity. The military and police usually refrain from intervening in violent incidents between settlers and Palestinians do not enforce the law when it comes to the investigation of extensive violent Jewish settlers. The harassment in the South Hebron Hills includes attacking and attempting to burn residential tents, harassing dogs, harming herds, and preventing access to pastures.
There are several checkpoints in the South Hebron Hills, on Routes 317 and 60. In most of them, no military presence is apparent, but rather an array of pillboxes monitor the villages. Roadblocks are frequently set up according to the settlers and the army's needs. These are located at the Zif Junction, the Dura-al Fawwar crossing, and the Sheep Junction at the southern entrance to Hebron.
Updated April 2022
Yael ZoranMay-22-2025The bumpy road to Ata's house
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